2024 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Mass Art Performance in the Northern Region
The performance was attended by Ms. Tran Thi Kim Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam Civil Servants' Trade Union; Dr. Pham Tuan Huy, Standing Deputy Secretary of VAST Party Committee; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tuan Anh, Member of the Executive Committee of Central Agencies Bloc Party Committee, Deputy Secretary of VAST Party Committee, Vice President of VAST; Ms. Nguyen Thi Hue, Member of the Executive Committee of VAST Party Committee, President of the VAST Trade Union; Mr. Pham Thanh Son, President of the VAST Veterans Association; and Comrade Phan Ke Son, Member of the Executive Committee of the Central Agencies Bloc’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Secretary of VAST’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. The jury members include Dr. Pham Thanh Giang, Head of the Department of Music, Vietnam Dance Academy; MA. Ha Thai Son, Choreographer, Vietnam Dance Academy; and Prof. Dr. Nghiem Ngoc Minh, Former Vice President of VAST Trade Union.
The festival had 83 performances from 24 units under VAST with the participation of a large number of cadres, civil servants and workers - non-professional artists, singers and actors representing more than 3,000 cadres and members of VAST Trade Union.
The art performance is a widespread mass cultural activity throughout VAST to encourage and motivate cadres, civil servants, and workers to compete, unite and strive to successfully complete the political tasks of the agency and unit; promote the mass artistic potential of VAST Trade Union members; creating a useful playground to contribute to improving the spiritual life of workers. The mass art performance is held every five years, but this time it has been held after nine years.
The theme of the performance focuses on love for the homeland and country, praising the glorious Party, beloved Uncle Ho, the traditions of the industry, agencies, units as well as the development of the working class and the Trade Union.
The performance ended successfully with the First Prize for (1) the Institute of Biotechnology, (2) New Technology Application and Tourism Company Limited (NEWTATCO), (3) the Institute of Energy and Environmental Science and Technology;
The Second Prize went to (1) USTH University, (2) Institute of Materials Science, (3) Institute of Geography;
Third Prize went to (1) the Institute of Physics, (2) the Institute of Geology, (3) the Center for High-Tech Research and Development, (4) Bloc of professional units assisting VAST President of the Bloc of the Party Office, (5) Institute of Space Technology, (6) Institute of Geophysics;
Encouragement Prize went to (1) Publishing House of Natural Sciences and Technology, (2) Institute of Tropical Technology, (3) Institute of Genome Research, (4) Vietnam Museum of Nature, (5) Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics, (6) Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, (7) Institute of Information Technology, (8) Institute of Marine Biochemistry, (9) Institute of Chemistry of Natural Compounds.
Some photos of the Festival:
Translated by Tuyet Nhung
Link to Vietnamese verion